Deadline is reporting that Common (The Hate U Give) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary) have signed on to star in an adaptation of late sci-fi and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin’s Nine Lives. The film, first announced back in August, will take on a moon base for off-world drilling and “follows two jaded workers […]
High Noon remake in development
Filmmaker David L. Hunt (Greater) and producer Thomas Olaimey of Classical Entertainment are in development on a remake of the classic 1952 western High Noon, having closed a deal with Karen Kramer, the widow of original producer Stanley Kramer. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, High Noon saw Gary Cooper in an Oscar-winning turn as Marshal Will […]
Nominations for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards announced
With awards season heating up, the nominations for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, with director Jeremiah Zager’s We the Animals leading the field with five nominations in total. The coming of age tale was however overlooked in the Best Feature category, with the top honour set to be contested by Eighth Grade, […]
Lost Walt Disney film discovered in Japan
The BBC is reporting that the 1928 animated Walt Disney short Neck ‘n’ Neck – featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the precursor to Mickey Mouse – has been discovered in Japan. The short had been held by anime historian Yasushi Watanabe for the past 70 years, with Watanabe unaware of its significance until he read […]
DC to celebrate The Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary with Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman and Detective Comics #1000
2019 marks the 80th anniversary of The Dark Knight, and DC Comics has announced that it will celebrate the landmark moment with the release of two tentpole Batman anniversary books in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman The Deluxe Edition and Detective Comics #1000. Check out the cover artwork to 80 Years of Batman below, […]
Ben Wheatley, Armie Hammer and Lily James heading to Manderley for Rebecca
Netflix and Working Title Films are teaming acclaimed British filmmaker Ben Wheatley with his Free Fire star Armie Hammer and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again actress Lily James for an adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca, with Jane Goldman (The Woman in Black) penning the script. The film will see James taking […]
Legendary adapting Black Hammer superhero comic for film and TV
Legendary Entertainment has picked up the film and TV rights to Jeff Lemire’s Eisner-winning superhero comic book series Black Hammer, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The comic, published by Dark Horse, is described as “a multi-generational narratives spanning multiple genres and eras” and investigates the fate of superheroes and villains in the fictional world of […]
The Favourite wins five Craft Awards at the British Independent Film Awards 2018
Ahead of the full ceremony next month, BIFA has announced the winners of the Craft Awards at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite taking five honours in Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Make Up & Hair Design and Best Production Design. There were also wins for You […]
Library of the Dead TV series in development
Variety is reporting that Glenn Cooper’s bestselling Library of the Dead book trilogy is in development as a high-end TV series from Italy’s Lucisano Media Group and France’s Federation Entertainment. The Library of the Dead books have sold over 6 million copies worldwide and follow “a New York-based FBI agent named Will Piper and involves […]
Michael Pena and Eva Longoria to play Dora the Explorer’s parents
As filming on Paramount and Walden Media’s live-action Dora the Explorer movie continues, we have word that Michael Pena (Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Eva Longoria (Dog Days) have both joined the cast of the film. According to THR, Pena and Longoria will play Cole and Elena Marquez, the parents of Dora, who is being […]
